MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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